Battle of Ortona: On December 20-28, 1943 also known as „‟ Bloody December “ , was one of the bloodiest ,yet most victorious battles for Canada against German troops on the Adriatic front in Italy. Mackenzie King: the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948. Trained in law and social work, he was keenly interested in the human condition, and played a major role in laying the foundations of the Canadian welfare state. RCAF- The Royal Canadian Air Force served alongside the English Airforce and helped to repel German invasion of England during the Battle of Britian. Battle of the St. Laurence: The Battle of the St. Laurence was the only time that enemy warships inflicted death in Canada‟s inland waters since the War of 1812. This battle was a part of another conflict, The Battle of the Atlantic from 1939 to 1945. The Battle of the St. Laurence is important because it marked the point in which German U-boats penetrated the Cabot Strait and the Strait of Belle Isle to sink 23 ships between 1942 and 1944. The St. Laurence was where a majority of ships passed through. The battle was ultimately won in the Atlantic. National Selective Service (NSS) - Placed workers where needed. If workers took jobs without NSS approval, they could be fined $500 and jailed for a year. Battle of Dieppe: August 1942- The Battle of Dieppe was a raid on the French port of Dieppe. Canadian, British, and American soldiers intended to test the German defenses. The Germans were waiting for the invasion, and killed, wounded, or captured more than 3000 Canadian soldiers out of the 5000 who were present. Hyde Park Declaration: Agreement between Canada and the US that stated that they would provide each other with the best material that they could produce; designed to ease Canada‟s financial problems in aiding the UK‟s war effort; signed by Roosevelt and King. Wartime Prices and Trade Board - Created in 1939 to control wages, prices, and the distribution of goods in order to slow down inflation. Although it was highly criticised, it was considered effective. The board officially disbanded in 1951. “Dollar-a-year men” - People that worked where the government thought was necessary. They got a place to stay and food and also at the end of the year got a dollar for their services. Victory Bonds: Approximately half of the Canadian war cost was covered by War Savings Certificates and war bonds known as "Victory Bonds" as in WWI. War Savings Certificates began selling in May 1940 and were sold door-to-door by volunteers as well as at banks, post offices, trust companies and other authorized dealers. They matured after seven years and paid $5 for every $4 invested but individuals could not own more than $600 each in certificates. Although the effort raised $318 million in funds and was successful in financially involving millions of Canadians in the war effort, it only provided the Government of Canada with a fraction of what was needed SS Caribou: A Newfoundland government passenger ship which sailed from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland to Novia Scotia. On October 14, 1942 a German U- boat discovered the Canadian ship returning to Port aux Basques and torpedo-ed the passenger ship. 137 passengers and crewmen were killed in this attack, it was the final attack in the Battle of Saint Lawrence. James Ilsley: A Member of the Canadian Parliament from 1926 to 1935. He was then part of William Mackenzie King's cabinet as Minister of National Revenue and he later was appointed to Minister of Finance during WWII where he successfully managed Canada's finances throughout the war. He was later appointed to higher positions and he worked his way up to chief justice of Nova Scotia. “Conscription if Necessary”: Slogan by McKenzie King for the conscription crisis going on in Canada in 1944. For two years King tried to block out the pressure to conscript by the casualties going on in Europe and by English Canadians. Eventually he would give in and introduce the Resources Mobilization Act that conscripted 16,000 Canadians. This slogan by King shows Canada‟s reluctancy to get more militarily involved in WWII yet the connection British Canadians have to Britain‟s involvement in the war shows Canada‟s dependency on Britain in the mid-1900s Battle of Brittan- "Air battle for Great Britain") is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), especially Fighter Command. The name derives from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons: "...the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin." .